The former CEO of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping authority has denied that ASADA gave the AFL an interim report on its investigation of the Essendon Football Club's supplements regime so that it could impose sanctions on the club. But Aurora Andruska acknowledged that it was used for that purpose. In the Federal Court case Essendon and its suspended coach James Hird have brought against ASADA Ms Andruska gave evidence that the club was under suspicion of using banned performance enhancing peptides from 2011.

The former CEO of ASADA, Aurora Andruska, has denied the AFL was leading the investigation into the Essendon Football Club's 2012 supplements program, rather than ASADA. Ms Andruska is giving evidence in the case the club and its senior coach James Hird have brought against anti-doping agency, challenging the legality of the investigation.

The suspended coach of the Essendon Football Club, James Hird, has told a Melbourne court that he didn't agree with the club's decision to call in the anti-doping body ASADA and the AFL to investigate allegations that players had been given performance-enhancing supplements. Mr Hird has also given evidence that his deed of settlement with the AFL for bringing the game into disrepute was signed under duress.

The Essendon Football Club's challenge to the legality of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority's investigation of its 2012 supplement scheme has started in the Federal Court in Melbourne. Essendon and its suspended coach James Hird allege that ASADA didn't have the power to conduct a joint investigation with the AFL but ASADA says the legislation envisages that kind of probe.

Gerard Whateley, Stan Alves and Adam White caught up with Cat star defender Harry Taylor after Geelong's nail-biting win over Fremantle. Sydney's win over Port Adelaide was also on the agenda with the result having significant September ramifications.

New documents lodged in the Essendon Football Club's court case against the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority show the club is alleging ASADA was pressured by the Gillard Government and the AFL to finish its investigation of the club's 2012 supplements program quickly.

We had a big Saturday Agenda program this week with Essendon star Brendon Goddard our AFL player panelist along with AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan and Richmond captain Trent Cotchin. They joined Gerard Whateley, Mark Maclure and Nathan Burke.

In this update: The US President authorises targeted air strikes on Iraq; Israel resumes strikes in Gaza in response to rocket fire and the Prime Minister Tony Abbott warns Russia to step back from Ukraine.

New documents lodged in the Essendon Football Club's court case against the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority show the club is presenting evidence ASADA was pressured by the Gillard government and the AFL to finish its investigation of the club's 2012 supplements program quickly. Essendon wants the court to declare ASADA conducted a joint investigation with the AFL which was not permitted by its statute.

An Adelaide businessman says he won't give up on his campaign to raise money for the children of Gaza, despite being knocked back by the AFL because the message is considered political. Daniel Milky wanted signs saying Help the Children of Gaza to be displayed electronically at Adelaide Oval to call for donations to the war torn region.

In this update: Geelong star Steve Johnson likely to miss this weekend’s AFL match against Fremantle; Sydney Roosters captain Anthony Minichiello to finish up in the NRL and Australian golfer Adam Scott surrenders the World number one ranking.

In a special two-hour edition of the Sunday Inquisition, the ABC Grandstand team of Adam White, Stan Alves and Martin Blake caught up with Geelong star defender Harry Taylor, Gold Coast young gun Jaeger O'Meara and Richmond coach Damien Hardwick after a big Saturday of AFL football as the race for the final eight was blown wide open.